Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus among Adolescent Girls in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia
Alanazi, K., Alanazi, N., Alanazi, M., Alrwaili, A., Alruwaili, B., ALanazi, A., Alenzi, M., Alenezi, B., Alshammari, M., Al-Eid, S., Alshammari, N., Alkhaldi, A., Alharbi, M. (2018). Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus among Adolescent Girls in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 70(3), 458-463. doi: 10.12816/0043487
Khulud Falah M Alanazi; Najah Salah F Alanazi; Mona Salah F Alanazi; Abdurhman Aiash Alrwaili; Bader ArarShadad Alruwaili; Abdulaziz Ayad ALanazi; Maram Khalf Ayad Alenzi; Bdoor Attaulla Alenezi; Manal Nashi Alshammari; Safiah Bader Al-Eid; Naif Salem Alshammari; Aishah Mohammad Alkhaldi; Matar Mohammed Alharbi. "Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus among Adolescent Girls in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia". EKB Journal Management System, 70, 3, 2018, 458-463. doi: 10.12816/0043487
Alanazi, K., Alanazi, N., Alanazi, M., Alrwaili, A., Alruwaili, B., ALanazi, A., Alenzi, M., Alenezi, B., Alshammari, M., Al-Eid, S., Alshammari, N., Alkhaldi, A., Alharbi, M. (2018). 'Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus among Adolescent Girls in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia', EKB Journal Management System, 70(3), pp. 458-463. doi: 10.12816/0043487
Alanazi, K., Alanazi, N., Alanazi, M., Alrwaili, A., Alruwaili, B., ALanazi, A., Alenzi, M., Alenezi, B., Alshammari, M., Al-Eid, S., Alshammari, N., Alkhaldi, A., Alharbi, M. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus among Adolescent Girls in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 70(3): 458-463. doi: 10.12816/0043487

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus among Adolescent Girls in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 18, Volume 70, Issue 3, January 2018, Page 458-463  XML PDF (342.31 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0043487
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Authors
Khulud Falah M Alanazi1; Najah Salah F Alanazi1; Mona Salah F Alanazi1; Abdurhman Aiash Alrwaili1; Bader ArarShadad Alruwaili1; Abdulaziz Ayad ALanazi1; Maram Khalf Ayad Alenzi1; Bdoor Attaulla Alenezi1; Manal Nashi Alshammari1; Safiah Bader Al-Eid2; Naif Salem Alshammari1; Aishah Mohammad Alkhaldi1; Matar Mohammed Alharbi3
1Northern Border University, Arar
2Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam
3Alfaisal University, Riyadh, KSA
Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is rapidly becoming one of the main health issues among humans in the 21st  century. The  increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes has been observed as a global public health problem in children and adolescents. This work was conducted aimed to estimate the prevalence of type I diabetes and to describe some related characteristics of cases in a sample of adolescent primary and secondary school girls of Riyadh city, KSA. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the academic year 2016-2017. Data were collected via a predesigned and pretested questionnaire to gather the relevant data.  The total number of participants was 154 adolescent girls. Results: The overall prevalence of  type I diabetes among the studied adolescent girls was 5.2% with Mean(±SD) age was 14.08 (± 3.4). All diabetic girls were Saudi. Only 25% of the cases were using a hormonal contraception. No smoking history or other chronic diseases was detected among them. Conclusion: The present study establishes the prevalence of type 1 DM among Saudi adolescent girls to be 5.2%. We suggest repeating this study periodically, with concentration on the various possible etiological and risk factors. Also we recommend conducting similar studies in other areas of Saudi Arabia to get more information about Diabetes. Awareness campaigns and continuous medical education is of utmost importance to detect the disease to guard against development of complications. 
Keywords
type 1 diabetes mellitus; Adolescent girls; Riyadh City; Saudi Arabia
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